| flurry |
a light fall of snow that ends quickly. [1/2 definitions] |
| give way |
to collapse or fall apart. |
| goldenrod |
a plant with small, yellow flowers on top of tall, stiff stems. It blooms in late summer or early fall. |
| hail2 |
to fall or pour down in icy rain. [2/4 definitions] |
| heave |
to rise and fall heavily. [1/6 definitions] |
| idiom |
a phrase that cannot be understood by understanding the meanings of each of its words. The phrase "fall out," meaning "have a disagreement," is an idiom. |
| keel over |
to fall over suddenly; faint. |
| knock down |
to make a person or object that had been standing fall to the ground. |
| knock over |
to make an object or person that had been standing fall to the ground or other surface. |
| lag |
to fall behind an expected pace. [1/4 definitions] |
| lapse |
a decline or fall that happens a little at a time or slowly. [2/5 definitions] |
| larch |
A kind of tree that has cones and looks like an evergreen but has needles that turn yellow and are shed in the fall. [1/2 definitions] |
| lose one's balance |
to become unsteady or fall. |
| monarch |
a large orange, black, and white butterfly. Monarchs migrate over great distances in the fall and spring. [1/2 definitions] |
| parachute |
a large device made of strong, thin cloth that opens up like an umbrella. A parachute slows the fall of a person who jumps from an airplane. It can also be used in the same way for something that is dropped from an airplane. [1/3 definitions] |
| plop |
to drop or fall in a heavy manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| precipitate |
to change from water vapor and fall to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet. [1/2 definitions] |
| ragweed |
a weed that produces a large amount of pollen in the fall. Many people are allergic to ragweed. |
| rain |
drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth. [3/5 definitions] |
| rickety |
likely to fall over or fall apart; shaky. [1/2 definitions] |
| sawdust |
the tiny bits that fall away when wood is sawed. |